Myers Briggs, Part 5B: Criticisms of the MBTI

[y0xHitxThatxChanxGuy]

4:50 ENTP self-consciousness ftw :D

[Arkanj3l]

Is the OCEAN any better of a test?

Remove C-L (which is arguably also dependent on the state on which you take it) then you have 16 types. Their basis? Dictionary words that people tend to say describe themselves.

Seems more like a test of synonyms than of personality. But I don't know; maybe there was more research behind it.

[phoboskitty]

check out tom ellard musician and video artists his doctorate work a 5D personality video interface based on OCEAN

watch?v=Gd-HiLdfrjk&feature=su­b

[TheScreamingRetard]

how are you supposed to take this test without leaning towards who u want to be?? ive gotten intp and i am like that type.. but with mental disorders, like my social phobia its hard to test who i really am.. i could be entp but not know it.... they need to make a more specific test

[TheScreamingRetard]

ive taken this and got intp.. thats good.. this test is flawwe im soooo fuuuucccckkkiinnnggg piisssedddd thaaatt thhiisss commmmeeeennntt boxxxx isss slo as fuuuuckkkkk

[MarmaladeINFP]

What does the actual research say about test reliability? I'm thinking that the vast majority of people online talking about their MBTI results probably never took the actual MBTI.

What does it mean that the MBTI has no scientific basis? What about the factor analysis done on MBTI comparing it to other systems that do have decades of peer-reviewed cross-cultural research? What do you think of MBTI Step II?

[barcode9588]

@MarmaladeINFP: The MBTI tends to have low test-retest reliability, high interrater reliability, and moderately high internal consistency reliability.

[MarmaladeINFP]

I can't wait for more research to come out on personality. I suspect there are many subtle nuances that research that can't be tested right now.

I've taken about every online test and always tested as INFP. I took the actual test and also tested as INFP. The last test I took was the MBTI Step II. I tested out-of-preference with the factors of Questioning (T) and Methodical (J), but interestingly the test shows it's perfectly normal for INFPs to test out-of-preference on those factors.

[MarmaladeINFP]

I'm wondering if there is a further personality trait (or maybe some factor of psychological development) that is mixed in with what personality research is testing.

Why do some people test consistently and some people don't? My moods are very consistent (no matter the environment or the situation) and so it makes sense that I test consistently. I'd suspect that other people with more consistent moods would also test more consistently. Furthermore, I'm very self-aware.

[TheFaustianMan]

Just watched your vids in this series, and after that I got inspired to take the OCEAN. Pretty sweet thanks. I was rather surprised to get a high O in the 90th percentile. I mean, I am the kind of person who can eat the same thing everyday. However, I did take an new personality test simply by you mentioning it.

Nice vid series. Glad to have found you.

[MarmaladeINFP]

One interesing factor might be the type of person who responds consistently versus the type that answers differnently dependent on mood and environment. I think I'm very stable in responses. My moods are stable and I tend to keep my environment stable. I do my best to avoid instability which would seem to directly relate to my personality.

[incommunicado2000]

↑ INTP

You should throw in a psych major while you're at it ;)

It's fascinating stuff, to be sure

[TheMysticTater]

Sweet, I'm glad you continued in your series. :) Keep pumping out these videos! INFP here.

...I refuse to say "first post".